Dvorak Cello Concerto : Rostropovich Part 2

[exilionTNR]

I was little rude also.. sry on that .. cheers :)

[exilionTNR]

5:29 LIKE A BOSS double octaves :D

[truebiet]

try listening to Stjepan Hauser and Luka Sulic!



[exilionTNR]

@truebiet why whould ppl bother at all? they cant compare to this.. they play popular music, this is totaly different genre

[truebiet]

@exilionTNR of course they can't I just thought it might be fun for classical audience to hear what they're doing. I apologise to everyone that my comment bothered, that wasn't my intention. Just for the record, they are well educated and superb instrumentalists who decided to have some fun, they are allowed to do that right? This is a masterpiece! Cheers!

[vladutist]

exvuse me....actually in "Duport" Stradivari....davidoff was Du Pre's....

[oldvlc]

@vladutist Lynn Harrell owned Du Pre's cello for many years. He now has a 1720 Montagnana cello.

[cromiconstopmotion]

That's the teacher of my teacher! :')

[vladutist]

Best concert ever made,....best cellist, ,,,,,and one of the best cellos ever made.....Stradivari "Davidoff"

[Arainion]

The best cello concerto as far as I know.

[anisometropie]

2:33 That's not what Dvorak wrote.

it should be G× A♯ G♯ F♯

F× G♯ F♯ E

I don't understand why he choose the simpler version, since the original is so much more beautiful

[bigboss40721]

@2:50

I actually screamed..!

[antediluvianreptile]

@ginod79 I feel the same way, I often read the score while listening/watching this in my playlist. When it gets to section 12 (which is around 2:40ish) I usually look at the video instead to see if there's any smoke coming from the bridge and to just watch him beast mode that double sextuplets + septuplet glissando section ... good lord, I'm pretty sure each time I watch it I'm either smiling, jaw totally dropped, drooling, or any combination of those ... and I'm not even a cellist, haha.

[kimi0st2rz]

One of the HARDEST cello concertos on the world, played by an AMAZING cellist

[FreeKillBG]

This is like anthem for the cello players :)

[trooubermensch]

I don't think there will ever be a greater cellist than Rostropovich. It is almost as if Dvořák wrote this specifically for him.

[SrgStorm12]

Who would dislike this???

[SrgStorm12]

This song is so amazing

[ginod79]

Rostropovich is a total animal! I thought he was going to lite the cello on fire a few times. Totally amazing!!!

[reegan1040]

is it wrong that i listen this while playing Team Fortress? I feel kind of psychopathic now.

[SrgStorm12]

@reegan1040 i do that too!!!!! xD

[Trioptio]

MI CEREBRO EXPLOTÓ 2:51

[hieniemic]

@lamna25: it is Carlo Maria Giulini and the London Philharmonic Orchestra

[lamna1225]

EXCUSE ME~

anybody know who is the name of this orchestra?

and who iis the conductor showing on the video??

please!!!

[ringwraith2021]

2:52 is at least 100x better than when I play that section.. yikes.

[sma8282]

glorious

[Bulgaria616]

братя чехи

[Romeowasbleeding1]

It's things such as this that actually make me proud to be human. As a species we have done such majestic things. It's a pity so few people aspire to such heights.

[Romeowasbleeding1]

It's things such as this that actually make me proud to be human. As a species we have done such majestic things. It's a pity so few people aspire to such heights.

[xbasket12x]

5:30 is amazing

[2natw]

@tarikobaby - um, do you play cello? Do you have any idea how hard it would be to play this?

[hyeonj315]

i want his glasses. maybe some of his talent will rub off on me.

[myclassftw]

5:12-5:26 is really great!

[pitabread12]

at 2:36 i wish he had spent more time on the double stops so we could really hear their awesomeness

[Philboy50]

@pitabread12 wtf are you talking about? they are totally neat and accurat ???!!!

[pitabread12]

@Philboy50 no no i mean the tempo, i prefer that part a little bit slower... not more time like more practicing. obviously they're epic.

[Philboy50]

@pitabread12 ahhhhhh, okay, now it all makes sense all of the sudden xD

[Eito87]

@pitabread12 Slava is the wrong cellist to be talking about spending more time on something... This man practiced more than you have been alive guaranteed. 6 hours a day or more

[xbasket12x]

@Eito87 I agree, but did you know Rostropovich once said that if you practice more than 3-4 hours a day, you shouldn't become a cellist. I don't think he practiced more than 6 hours a day judging from what he said

[jwunschie14]

@Eito87 You are totally guessing, aren't you

[Malacandraful]

I love you Rostropovich *-*

[MrMarmeladow]

Die Brillen sind jetzt wieder modern! Wirklich beeindruckend!

[Philboy50]

wow, 2:52, thats one of the hardest thing to pull of on the cello

[physphilmusic]

@Philboy50 Hardly. If you ever have played cello, you should know that around 2:30 is the most scary part of this section. Octaves are difficult but they are kind of expected.

[Philboy50]

@physphilmusic i play cello for about 8 years^^. thoose octaves are totally hard to play as neat as he does, but 2:30 is also pretty damn hard i gotta agree

[anastasia7536]

42anastasia  such a great artist

[snobordinJACboi15]

DAT NOSTALGIA

But seriously, an huge sense of longing pervades this entire concerto.

Time to replay it. :D

[azmusiclife]

Clearly, Dvorak wrote this music for Rostropovich.

God, I love you, Rostropovich. You just almost made me cry.

[charlottealiceknowle]

when and where was this footage broadcast?

[daniel3927]

what does he say on 5:16 - 5:20?

[llyranor]

3:05 to 3:43, just wow.

[pierrot79]

Arrrrrgh !!! Wonderful !!!!!

2:54 : is he purposely waiting the orchestra on the A# ? That's brilliant.

I don't believe in any afterlife ; and it is a pity there's no, because such talent was lost.

[santiagoarizti]

@pierrot79 if not afterlife at least there is youtube, wikipedia, thousands of dvds and other sources where people will know rostropovich and his talent even years from now, that is not a lost talent, we get to keep it and listen to it whenever we like

[Elainelps0421]

@pierrot79 Justy curious, how can you listen to such music and not believe in an afterlife?

[pierrot79]

@Elainelps0421 I cannot see the link, sorry.

[donnyab]

@Elainelps0421

are you serious, what kind of a dumbass question is that ?

[Elainelps0421]

@donnyab WTF are you talking about?

[Romeowasbleeding1]

shivers

[carl0zraul]

I really like from 1:49 to 3:00 !!

that part is so extremely great!!!

thank you a lot!! =D

[62angelo]

Grazie bluesemotion per avermi fatto conoscere questo bellissimo concerto di Dvorák!

thanks to Beedone for sharing!

Angelo

[inouschpictures]

Thank you for this great share, have a nice weekend, Ine

[Mirjamy]

leuk

[sebastianrc]

2:47 *_*

[RandomMuch1337]

the ending tutti section was ...very anticlimactic for some reason

[cronai]

The crescendo that slowly builds up from 1:47 has to be one of the most beautiful passages ever. It is both moving and thrilling at the same time, and played with such ferocious bravura by Rostropovich... He was a god.

[jiamo]

@Watchenlisten yeah the way he played that part was disgusting.....in a very good way :P

[SaltyGuava]

2:50 might be the most bad ass passage ever written

[Bmayo27]

lol. True.

[munkybrain]

i like this tempo. it pleases me.

[Monoguillermo]

1 45 : art

[zuza1711]

This concerto is the pure soul of my country, particularly this part, it always brings everything that`s ,,home" to me into my mind.

[Jangof3tt]

long live the czechs!

[spitzencacher]

Super, I love it. It looks much more complicate, than I thought ..

[pawros2]

jak dla mnie najpiękniejszy moment w całej literaturze wiolonczelowej

[FinaleFantasy]

His intonation is incredible!

[o12awro]

omg 2:51 was awesome

[salvavillani]

MERAVIGLIOSO!!!!!!!!!!!

Villani-Firenze

[Sahanie]

Signature epic ending of Dvorak! Felt the same at the end of New World.

[koeloekai]

i like 1:45 so much

[ChessmsterX]

yessss I love that part! Dvorak wrote the build up to 2:54 through that section sooo well

[Bmayo27]

I completely agree with you!

[cronai]

Yes yes yes, sooooo moving!

[mystfire]

that is a ridiculously fast trill...

[hcreighton]

hhfhfghghjljhv jhjflj ljvljhv

[TurboTsunami19]

If that translates to epic ending, then you've got that right!

This concerto is so beautiful, and in my favor key, b minor. Never expected to end in the parallel major, awesome performance.

[SlitheryWolf]

yeah, cause they never end in the parallel major in concertos... lol

[TurboTsunami19]

haha, yeah you have a good point. But in the first movement, composers usually will end on a Picardy third instead of going into the parallel major, when the original key is minor.

It surprises me because Dvorak writes to well, and because it is being played with such energy and skill. You have to admit that these elements make it sound amazing.

[aevanaevan]

In addition to being an overall great video, Rostropovich's octave run at around 2:48 is simply astouding. I have never heard such accuracy in that passage... EVER.

[Shukalife]

right? XD jajajaj, its almost ridiculous

[astern1]

Amazing

[uxnosidda]

those triplets at the end are disgustingly crazy... rostro plays the middle notes as octaves too! :O with the 1+4 fingers...

[AlamoCityCello]

How else could do that?

[Drakoniuxte]

damn he's good...

[marsiello]

1:48 uno dei frammenti più belli della musica...

[dicksonflying]

my favourite part of this piece!

[theresidentsheep]

Ahh why do they show the BOW for the octaves with triplets at the end?? So irritating.

[uxnosidda]

those triplets are effing deadly....

[deuc586]

@theresidentsheep Because Hugo Kach (film director) doesn't know a s*** about music.

[beethomozart]

in this concerto the instrument receives a treatment close to the vocal part of an opera, Rostropovich is no doubt a great cellist, though I prefer Casals

[vashthestabde]

I found one of Casals recordings of this on youtube, and it was to great, you have a recording I could refer to?

[appel2326]

melikes !

[aevanaevan1]

EPIC!

[chriseok]

Everyone who thinks this is great, check out the one with Rostropovich and Boult as a conductor. It's even better than this one.

[OzzyKingofKings]

Slava/Ozawa is also excellent!

[Jealkeja]

Ozawa is FUCKING INSANE

[nertin123]

2:52 is amazing......

It's PURE skills! =)

[SlitheryWolf]

lol, that better had been a joke.

[ReadBeforePosting]

it's actually pretty difficult to do perfectly

[aevanaevan1]

Wow! I actually didn't think it was possible to really nail every single half step in that chromatic octave scale!!!!

[stevemaster247]

@nertin123 OMFG im playing the cello for 11 years and i cant do that.............-_-

[tarikobaby]

@stevemaster247 thats sad. 

[Elainelps0421]

@stevemaster247 11 years? ofgs...this one of the greatest cellists in the WORLD...

[stevemaster247]

5:30 o_O omg

[jwunschie14]

@nertin123 That is arguably one of the easier parts of the entire development. It looks very flashy to non-cellists, so I don't blame people for thinking so.

[jackylen57]

Très émouvant !

[Shafran3]

Shafran's Dvorak is the best Dvorak!!!

[humppaporo1]

And Pierre Fournier's!

[havreauben]

That's awesome! He is fantastic. This is my favorite part realy...

[agf5000]

5:13

[LEGOapple22]

what's with the beginning???

the worst optical quality i've ever seen!

one of the greatest cellists ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pvolpert]

heh he looks a little bit like benjamin button

but anyway, i really loved this performance. I just watched yo-yo ma's interpretation and it really is like day and night in terms of how they move their bodies when they play. regardless of their styles, they are incredible to watch. from them comes my inspiration. i think ill go practice

[Thymonico]

*Benjamin Britten.

Rostrpovich is a god!

[nattycowboy]

no, he meant benjamin button, and agreed.

[Thymonico]

Hehe, sorry about that one.. XD

I commented before I knew about the film! I've seen it now, and.. I understand how one can make the resemblance.. ;)

[duartepapel]

There are two things in this world: Good things and bad things.

This piece of art here: Not from this world.

[FTball9306]

extremely good written? you mean well?

[cellogeek95]

The beggining is so extremely good written! There´s no one that can´t be moved by that melody! And Rostropovich....pure, pure genius.

[anisometropie]

from 0:50 , the duet with the flute ... amazing

[carterista94]

rostropovich.... this is the best performer of dvorak cello concerto

[Thymonico]

I couldn't agree more! :O

He's a god, regardless of religion!

[mowgie]

"He's a god, regardless of religion" what do you mean?

[Thymonico]

He's a god.. As in: His cello-playing goes past what humans can achieve, thus he must be a god! But not in a religous context.. ;)

[vos360]

you should also check out Jacqueline Du Pre's interpretation

[mrsonsai]

where?!

[Rostrocello]

Yep, that's my favorite part too!

[fiddlinmatt]

totally

[sneakfast]

if i had to choose one theme, listen to it for the rest of my life, it would be 1:48